WORLD CUP | Pulisic day to day as USMNT faces Australia in Group D in Seattle

Christian Pulisic is day to day with a calf ailment after aggravating a soft-tissue injury in the win over Paraguay, casting doubt on his availability for Friday’s World Cup Group D match against Australia in Seattle, according to Yahoo Sports. U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said Pulisic has worked on his own all week and the staff will decide after evaluating options, with potential replacements including Sebastian Berhalter, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Brenden Aaronson, Alex Zendejas and Malik Tillman. The U.S. is coming off a 4-1 victory over Paraguay and could all but secure a knockout-stage spot with another win, with group positioning also tied to the Paraguay-Türkiye match.